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Xref: sserve comp.os.linux.help:26579 comp.os.386bsd.misc:2130 Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.bsd Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au!aggedor.rmit.EDU.AU!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!csus.edu!netcom.com!chinacat From: chinacat@netcom.com (J. Petersen) Subject: What hardware to buy to run Linux? Message-ID: <chinacatCMvn2o.3F4@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest) Date: Fri, 18 Mar 1994 20:18:24 GMT Lines: 36 The Hardware compatibility HOWTO hasn't been updated sice August 1993-- kind of old as far as a topic like hardware compatibility goes, no? Look slike I might be buying a generic Intel box to run either Linux or NetBSD (or FreeBSD). The eventual goal is connecting into the Internet at 56Kbs and running a gopher/www server. What hardware should I buy? What should I avoid? I figure at least: 486/66, 8-16mb RAM, 300+ mb hard driv Is Pentium worth the extra money? Or will PCI buses cause hell with a Linux/NetBSD/FreeBSD system? I know not to buy Diamond video, but what SHOULD I buy? IDE or SCSI? I'm leaning strongly towards SCSI at the moment. Any specific experiences with various systems (Gateway is what I would buy if I were buying a straight up DOS/Windows machine... is it a good choice for unix?) ? If anyone out there has bought a system recently for this usage, I'd sure appreciate any insight. Thanks! PS: when I have finished my search for information I will summarize to all the groups I have bothered in my travels. -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jim Petersen Argue for your limitations... chinacat@netcom.com And they are yours